The Caldwell County News - June 6, 2012

News in Brief

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Vol. 142, Issue 50 www.mycaldwellcounty.com 75¢

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Local News .................................... 4

Weekly Record .............................. 3

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Continuing The Hamilton Advocate and The Braymer Bee

Scenes from the2012 Civil WarReenactment

News and Advertising deadline for The Caldwell County News is Monday at noon

Mixed Media ArtShow to be heldJune 14- 16th

Calling all artisans! CaldwellCounty Arts is sponsoring a MixedMedia Art Show Thursday, Friday &Saturday (June 14-15) at theHamilton Community Arts Theater.Art entries will be displayed from9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday,Friday and Saturday.

This year’s classes will includepainting and watercolor, drawing,photography, quilts, jewelry,sculpture, and pottery.

The show will be judged by JimNorris, Art Professor North CentralMissouri College, and GalleryDirector Dorris Rider Art Gallery.First, second, third place prizes alongwith a people’s choice award will bepresented.

Artisans can bring entries to thetheater on Wednesday evening June13, between 6:00 & 7:30 p.m.

For more information, contactJudy Stone at 583-4825. The eventis sponsored in part by the MissouriArts Council.

Local schoolsoffer freesummer meals

Thanks to a federally fundedprogram, children, teens anddisabled adults over the age of 18will have an opportunity to receivefree breakfast and lunch at schoolsthroughout Caldwell County fromMay 29 – June 22.

The Summer Food ServiceProgram helps to ensure childrenhave access to nourishing foodwhen school is not in session. Forresidents under the age of 18 thereare no requirements to participate;children simply show up duringserving time (usually around 7:30a.m. for breakfast and 11:00 a.m.for lunch) and enjoy a nutritiousmeal. All a child needs to do isprovide their name and age thefirst time they go to a school site.

After months of anticipation,the doors at 112 North DavisStreet in Hamilton have swungopen to reveal the new bricks andmortar storefront for the MissouriStar Quilt Company. After buyingthe building in early spring, TheDoan family started renovatingthe former antique shop, replacingeverything from the carpet andpaneling to the wir ing andinsulation. In addition to bolts offabric, pre-cuts, sewing patternsand notions, the new shop alsofeatures a classroom for localsewing, quilting and craftingclasses, and a studio whereYouTube phenomenon Jenny canshoot video tutorials showingeveryone how to use quilt kits andupdated assembly methods tocreate irreplaceable familyheirlooms.

Quilting is not just a hobby; itis an art. This much is clear toanyone who enters the shop.Everywhere you look there arefanciful fabrics, colorful projectsgeared toward beginning sewers,quilting projects in progress and

exquisitely detai led wallhangings.

The old quilt shop, located at100 N. Ardinger, is also open forbusiness, but they cater to thecompany’s mail order clients,shipping out hundreds of ordersfor fabric and patterns each day tocustomers all over the world.

Customers can sign up for thecompany newsletter, which will bedelivered via e-mail, whilevisiting the store or through thewebsite at http://www.missour iqu i l t co .com/ .Currently, the store is openMonday through Saturday from9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., thoughthey may be open evenings in thenear future. ❦

The Civil War comes to Caldwell CountyLast Saturday, the streets of Kingston filled with people as local citizens and reenactors brought history to life by recreating the Cornstalk Fight of 1861 and the

Thrailkill-Taylor raid on Kingston. In addition to the battle scenes and the sacking of the Kingston courthouse, spectators were treated to music provided by theAmerican Legion band, The Shortleaf Band, and the Windy Ridge Review Folkband, a quilt show, a Civil War era fashion show, campfire tours of the militarycamps and a Ball on Main Street. For more photos of the events, turn to page 10.

It’s sew crazy! New locationfor Missouri Star Quilt Co.

Scan this code to be taken directlyto the Missouri Star Quilt Companywebsite.

Jenny and Al Doan of the Missouri Star Quilt Company

Dandi Daley Mackallwrites award-winningjuvenile mystery

Caldwell Countians who havebeen following the successfulwriting career of Hamilton nativeDandi Daley Mackall were excitedto learn that the 1967 graduate ofPenney High School won thecoveted Edgar Award for BestMystery.

This is the first time one ofDandi’s many books has beennominated. The winning mystery,“The Silence of Murder,” features a16-year-old protagonist who isdesperate to keep her older brother,who suffers from autism, from beingconvicted for the murder of hisbaseball coach. The trouble thatHope Long goes to in trying touncover exactly what happened theday that Coach Johnson wasbludgeoned to death with a woodenbaseball bat reminds Nancy Drewfans of the problems a young sleuthcan cause in pursuing “whodunit”.This well-written and sensitive bookwill be enjoyed by juveniles andadults alike. It will keep manyreaders in fretful suspense and

guessing until the end.In a newsletter to her fans,

Mackall notes that she was suresomeone was playing a joke on herwhen she was notified she was oneof five finalists for the Edgar. OnApril 25 Dandi and husband Joewere flown to New York City forwhat she terms “four fantastic,

Hamilton native wins prestigiousEdgar award for novel

Please turn to page 12

The Silence of Murder by DandiDaley Mackall won the Edgar awardfor best mystery. It is a work ofjuvenile fiction that will also appeal tomost adults.

Dandi and Joe Mackall at the Edgar Awards ceremony in New York.

Petparrazzi issuereminder

Just a reminder to those whowish to participate in the Petparraziphoto contest- Photos must besubmitted by noon on Monday, June11 in order to appear in the June 13issue of The Caldwell CountyNews.

Pet owners may bring hard copyphotos to the office at 101 S. Davisin Hamilton, which will be subjectto a $5 scanning fee, or e-mail anelectronic file photo in JPEG formatto features @mycaldwellcounty.com

The photos, along with a shortbio, will appear in the June 13 issueand as a photo gallery on ourwebsite. The photos will be judgedand a prize awarded to the mostphotogenic or unique animal’sowners.

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The Caldwell County News - June 6, 2012Local News Page 11

Hamilton Hornets Youth Coed Tackle FootballThis is a competitive Football League

This program is for boys and girls entering 3rd through 6th grades in the Fall of 2012

*RegistrationSunday, June 10,

3-5 p.m. at the Middle School Commons*Please bring a copy of player’s birth certificate

& health insurance information

PRACTICE & GAMESPractice will be held in Hamilton 2-3

evenings per week.Games will be played on Saturdays in

towns such as but not limited to : Maysville,King City, St. Joe & Savannah.

*WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST 1HOME GAME*

Marybeth816-465-0587

For any questions please contact

Mbelliot@Centurylink.net

$125.00; 2nd Child $100.00

*The league will provide each player witha helmet, set of shoulder pads, mouth

piece and a uniform.

*Each player must provide for themselvesa pair of cleats (no metal cleats allowed),yellow football socks, athletic supporter,

and a cup.

Participation Fee

Equipment Deposit $200.00This deposit is made with a check that is heldby the league. The check DOES NOT get cashedas long as you return all of your equipment to

the league at the end of the season. CheerleadersThis program is for girls who will be in grades 3rd-6th in the fall of 2012

Approved but not endorsed by:Hamilton RII School District

*Registration*Sunday, June 10

3-5 p.m. at the Middle School Commons*Please bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate*

COSTParticipation Fee

is $30.00You will be

responsible for thecost of the uniform.

PRACTICE & GAMESPractice will be held in Hamilton 2-3

evenings per week.Games will be played on Saturdays in the

towns mentioned above.

*Cheer for Free*We have a program available to any one who wants to

participate. It is a fundraiser that all of the profit you make goestoward your child’s participation fee and the cost of the uniform.

The profit is about 40%. You are not required to participate.

*Play For Free*We have a program available for any

one who wants to participate. It is afundraiser that all of the profit you makegoes toward your child’s participation fee.The profit is about 40%.

You are not required to participate

Local militia leaving townLocal militia leaving town Lori Hicks shows off her petticoat

Sheriff Jerry Galloway old styleUnion tents with Confederate cannonsUnion soldiers just prior to the battle

Historical Society skit at Far West cabin Bud Motsinger tries out a noose

Friday night’s performance by the American Legion Band Union soldiers headed to battle

Janet McGee leads her granddaughter across the street

Scouts listen to patriotic music(Photos by Lisa Parris, Deb Rankin, and Anne Tezon)